PCCL instrumentation and equipment are located in Leigh Hall (LEI), 327. Room access is biometrically locked. Trained users may be granted room access by emailing Dr. Laura Bailey.
In addition to instrumentation, the lab also contains a hydrogenation hood, microwave (CEM Discover), microscopes (Leica DMLP 40x polarized), spin coater (Specialty Coating Systems P-6000), and solvent purification system.
Instrumentation:
- FT-IR/ATR (Perkin Elmer, Spectrum 1)
- DLS (Malvern, Zetasizer nano ZS)
- NMR (Bruker, minispec mq60)
- TGA (TA Instruments, Discovery 5500) + RGA (MKS, Cirrus 3)
- DSC (TA Instruments, Discovery 2500)
- GC-FID (Agilent, 6850)
- GPC-RID (Agilent, 1100 series)
- THF mobile phase (50 Da – 100 kDa)
- HFIP mobile phase (200 Da – 2 MDa)
- HPLC (Hitachi, Elite LaChrom)
- UV and/or RI detection
- Analytical flow
- C18, Silica, NH2
- Preparatory flow
- C18, Silica
- Rheometer (TA Instruments, Discovery HR-2)
- DMA (TA Instruments, Q800)
- Universal mechanical tester (MTS, Criterion model 43) (aka, Tensile tester)
